New baseline cost estimate for HS2 may not be established until 2026 as project undergoes wholesale reset

By Daniel Gayne2024-12-20T13:01:00

Rail Minister and new CEO at Old Oak Common station box to see the two TBMs preparing to build HS2 to Euston

Source: HS2

Construction on high-speed rail scheme started too early, new chief tells MPs

HS2 has begun a full programme reset which may not be complete for more than a year, MPs were told this week.

Senior leaders on the project from the Department for Transport (DfT) and the delivery body itself were subjected to a grilling by the public accounts committee yesterday over the scheme’s rising costs.

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